Chapter Summaries

Medusa evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and broke through to Dou Zong while Lu Xia prepared to refine the Sea Heart Flame. When Medusa tried to ambush him and escape, Lu Xia easily defeated and bound her.

• Medusa completed her evolution into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and advanced to Dou Zong.
• Lu Xia began preparing to refine the Sea Heart Flame as Medusa watched over the lava cave.
• Medusa considered escaping and decided to attack Lu Xia while he appeared to be refining the flame.
• Lu Xia revealed that he had been watching her, blocked her strike, and subdued her with a Dou Qi chain.
• Lu Xia told Medusa that even at her peak, she would still not be his match.

Lu Xia used the Heaven-and-Earth Beast-Taming Scripture to bind Medusa to his commands, then refined the Sea Heart Flame and tempered his Woeful Poison Body. He left the cave at mid Six-Star Dou Zong, with Medusa subdued and her One-Star Dou Zong realm stabilized.

• Lu Xia cast the Heaven-and-Earth Beast-Taming Scripture on Medusa, overpowering her resistance and placing a contract mark in her soul.
• Lu Xia commanded Medusa to coil around his wrist, confirming that she had become unable to disobey him.
• Lu Xia refined the Sea Heart Flame and advanced from Three-Star Dou Zong to mid Six-Star Dou Zong.
• Lu Xia used the Green Lotus Core Flame and Sea Heart Flame to temper his body, completing the Woeful Poison Body’s second transformation and consolidating his cultivation.
• Lu Xia turned Medusa back into a small seven-colored snake and found that her One-Star Dou Zong realm had stabilized.

Lu Xia returned to Feng City after killing Han Feng and obtaining the Sea Heart Flame, while Qinglin worried that he had abandoned her and resolved to grow stronger. The chapter ended with Lu Xia knocking on Qinglin’s door the next morning as she opened it cautiously.

• Lu Xia left the lava cave with the Sea Heart Flame and returned to Feng City after confirming the city remained calm.
• Qinglin grew anxious during Lu Xia’s absence and feared that he had left her because she was weak.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake comforted Qinglin, who then decided to cultivate harder so she could help Lu Xia.
• Lu Xia sensed Qinglin cultivating, left her undisturbed, and planned to assess Jia Nan Academy before pursuing the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Lu Xia stabilized his Six-Star Dou Zong cultivation overnight and knocked on Qinglin’s door the next morning.

Lu Xia returned to Qinglin, then took her north toward Jia Nan Academy, stopping in Peace Town while he went ahead to investigate Canaan City. He entered the city disguised as a Dou Ling, leaving Qinglin to wait for him at an inn.

• Qinglin joyfully welcomed Lu Xia back and told him she had advanced to Two-Star Dou Master.
• Lu Xia showed Qinglin that Medusa had become a weakened, seven-colored little snake after completing her bloodline evolution.
• Lu Xia told Qinglin they would leave for Jia Nan Academy, and the two traveled north together while he guided her cultivation.
• Lu Xia and Qinglin reached Peace Town, where he left her at an inn before heading to Canaan City alone.
• Lu Xia concealed his aura, suppressed his cultivation to the Dou Ling level, and entered Canaan City through the guarded city gate.

Lu Xia investigated Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy but found no way into the Inner Academy, so he planned to wait for the Strong Ranking Tournament to enter. He decided to take Qinglin to the Sky Serpent Mansion for training and recruit its Dou Zong ancestor to help him obtain the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Lu Xia infiltrated Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy at night, found its treasures ordinary, and discovered no clue to the Inner Academy's location.
• Lu Xia recalled that the Inner Academy passage would open for visitors during the Strong Ranking Tournament in two months and decided to wait for that opportunity.
• Lu Xia resolved to take Qinglin to the Sky Serpent Mansion, hoping its Dou Zong ancestor would help him take the Fallen Heart Flame while Qinglin received training suited to her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Lu Xia returned to Peace Town and told Qinglin they would leave in the morning for a place where she could grow stronger.
• Lu Xia and Qinglin left Peace Town before dawn and headed north through the Black-Corner Region toward the Sky Serpent Mansion.

Lu Xia and Qinglin traveled through the snake-revering Sky Serpent Empire to the outskirts of the Entwining Snake Mountains, where the Sky Serpent Mansion was located. They waited in a cave, and Medusa awakened as a massive Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

• Lu Xia and Qinglin entered the Sky Serpent Empire through Red Serpent Pass and traveled north through its snake-themed cities and settlements.
• Qinglin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue low-tier snake-type magical beasts, and Lu Xia became more certain that the Sky Serpent Mansion suited her talents.
• After half a month, Lu Xia and Qinglin reached Sky Serpent City, but Lu Xia chose to bypass it and head for the Entwining Snake Mountains while Medusa's aura stabilized.
• Lu Xia found a cave on the mountains' outskirts, where he and Qinglin waited for Medusa to awaken.
• Medusa released the pressure of a One-Star Dou Zong, transformed from a small snake into a huge Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, and awakened.

Medusa completed her transformation into human form, and Lu Xia set off with her and Qinglin for Sky Serpent Mansion. At Ten Thousand Snakes Gorge, Medusa’s bloodline pressure cleared a path through the gathered venomous snakes.

• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python transformed into human form, and Lu Xia told Medusa to restrain her Dou Zong aura.
• Lu Xia, Medusa, and Qinglin traveled through the Entwining Snake Mountains toward Sky Serpent Mansion.
• Lu Xia explained that Ten Thousand Snakes Gorge was Sky Serpent Mansion’s snake-beast breeding ground and natural barrier.
• Medusa released the pressure of her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline, making the snakes retreat and open a passage.

Lu Xia brought Medusa and Qinglin to Sky Serpent Mansion, openly demanding a meeting with its ancestor. After the elders escorted them to the hall, the Nine-Star Dou Zong Sky Serpent Ancestor, She Tianchen, arrived.

• Lu Xia led Medusa and Qinglin through Ten Thousand Snakes Gorge toward Sky Serpent Mountain, and Medusa's bloodline pressure alerted Sky Serpent Mansion's elders.
• The Third and Fourth Elders confronted the trio, but Lu Xia revealed his Six-Star Dou Zong aura and asked them to summon their ancestor.
• The Third and Fourth Elders escorted Lu Xia's group to Sky Serpent Mansion, where First Elder She Xuan welcomed them and the Second Elder went to inform the ancestor.
• Lu Xia waited in Sky Serpent Hall with Medusa and Qinglin while She Xuan tried to learn why he had come.
• Sky Serpent Ancestor She Tianchen arrived at the hall with the aura of a Nine-Star Dou Zong, and the elders bowed to welcome him.

Sky Serpent Ancestor recognized Qinglin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and eagerly sought to take her into Sky Serpent Mansion. Lu Xia agreed to her joining after She Tianchen promised to personally train her and make her the mansion’s Saintess, with access to all its resources.

• Sky Serpent Ancestor sensed Lu Xia and Medusa’s strength, then recognized Qinglin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Sky Serpent Ancestor asked Qinglin to become his disciple, and Lu Xia explained that he had brought her to Sky Serpent Mansion for its inheritance.
• Lu Xia blocked She Tianchen from approaching Qinglin and requested a promise to protect her before she joined.
• She Tianchen promised to personally take Qinglin as his disciple, name her Saintess, and give her access to the mansion’s resources.
• Lu Xia accepted She Tianchen’s conditions, and the elders celebrated finding the inheritor they had sought for generations.

Lu Xia secured Qinglin’s place as Sky Serpent Mansion’s saintess and gained Sky Serpent Ancestor’s promise to help him deal with one or two Dou Zongs. Qinglin reluctantly said goodbye to Lu Xia and began her new life under She Tianchen’s care.

• Lu Xia asked Sky Serpent Ancestor to help him hold off one or two Dou Zongs, and the Ancestor agreed.
• Lu Xia told Qinglin she would stay at Sky Serpent Mansion, and she tearfully asked whether they would meet again.
• Lu Xia comforted Qinglin and promised to visit her as she vowed to grow strong enough to protect him.
• Qinglin kowtowed to She Tianchen and became his final disciple.
• She Tianchen proclaimed Qinglin the saintess of Sky Serpent Mansion, and the elders bowed to her.

Qinglin trained in the Heaven Serpent Art while Lu Xia decided to pursue Medusa, who was bound to him by a Soul Contract. After summoning her to his room, Lu Xia declared that he wanted her to be his woman and pulled her into his arms, leaving Medusa unable to refuse.

• Sky Serpent Ancestor praised Qinglin for quickly learning the fundamentals of the Heaven Serpent Art and urged her to cultivate steadily.
• Qinglin thought about visiting Lu Xia, then reminded herself to become stronger and returned to her cultivation chamber.
• Lu Xia watched Medusa in his courtyard and decided it was time to pursue her.
• Lu Xia summoned Medusa to his room late at night and caressed her cheek, while the Soul Contract prevented her from moving away.
• Lu Xia asked Medusa to be his woman, and after she challenged his claim that he could decide for her, he pulled her into his arms and asked whether she could still refuse.

Lu Xia indulged in his relationship with Medusa while both advanced their cultivation, then decided to leave for Jia Nan Academy's Strong Ranking Tournament. The chapter ended with him visiting Qinglin, who had reached Peak Dou Master during their month apart.

• Lu Xia used the Soul Contract to overcome Medusa's resistance and began summoning her to his room regularly.
• Over the next month, Lu Xia reached Peak Six-Star Dou Zong, while Medusa broke through to Two-Star Dou Zong.
• Lu Xia told Medusa they would set off for Jia Nan Academy before the Strong Ranking Tournament, intending to act while the Inner Academy's defenses were weak.
• The next day, Lu Xia visited Qinglin and saw that she had advanced to Peak Dou Master.
• Qinglin welcomed Lu Xia happily and asked why he had come to see her.

Lu Xia and Medusa returned to Peace Town to wait for Jia Nan Academy’s Strong Ranking Tournament, while Qinglin remained at Sky Serpent Mansion and vowed to reach Dou Zong so she could find him. As the tournament day arrived, they heard that Han Feng had disappeared, with rumors blaming a powerful Dou Zong or even a Dou Venerate.

• Lu Xia said goodbye to Qinglin and promised to wait for her to reach Dou Zong before she came to find him.
• Lu Xia and Medusa left Sky Serpent Mansion, crossed the Entwining Snake Mountains, and reached Peace Town two days later.
• Lu Xia and Medusa shared a room at an inn and spent five days waiting for the Strong Ranking Tournament while Lu Xia cultivated.
• On the morning the tournament began, Lu Xia and Medusa ate at the inn as visitors filled Peace Town.
• A diner told his companions that Han Feng had disappeared, and rumors claimed a Dou Zong or Dou Venerate was responsible.

Lu Xia and Medusa entered Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy with the spectators for the Strong Ranking Tournament. From the viewing platform, Lu Xia sensed the academy’s hidden experts and discovered the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, leaving him eager to claim his third Heavenly Flame.

• Lu Xia and Medusa heard that Jia Nan Academy had opened the entrance and joined the crowd heading to Canaan City.
• Outer Academy dean Hu Gan released his Dou Emperor Peak aura, then opened the teleportation passage to the Inner Academy.
• Lu Xia and Medusa crossed the passage and took seats on the Inner Academy’s viewing platform.
• Lu Xia searched the academy with his spiritual power and sensed Great Elder Su Qian, the Qian and Bai Elders, and the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Lu Xia recognized the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower and suppressed his excitement as he waited for the chance to obtain it.

During the Strong Ranking Tournament, Lu Xia and Medusa slipped into the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, where Lu Xia subdued and absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame. As the tower began losing its heat and power, Qian and Bai Elders sensed the disturbance and rushed to investigate.

• Lu Xia and Medusa left the tournament unnoticed and headed for the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Lu Xia entered the tower while Medusa stayed outside to keep watch, and he found Zi Yan asleep beside the lava lake.
• Lu Xia put Zi Yan into a deeper sleep, moved her aside, and plunged into the magma to find the Fallen Heart Flame.
• The Fallen Heart Flame attacked Lu Xia as a giant fire python, but he subdued it by combining his Heavenly Flames and poisonous mist.
• Lu Xia absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame, causing the tower's temperature and sustaining formation to weaken.
• Qian and Bai Elders sensed the Fallen Heart Flame's aura fading and rushed toward the tower.

Lu Xia escaped Jia Nan Academy with Medusa and the sleeping Zi Yan after stealing the Fallen Heart Flame, while Sky Serpent Ancestor held off Qian and Bai Elders. They reached a secluded valley in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Lu Xia began refining the flame and Medusa guarded Zi Yan.

• Lu Xia and Medusa fled Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan, and Sky Serpent Ancestor blocked Qian and Bai Elders from pursuing them.
• Su Qian confronted Lu Xia, but Lu Xia badly injured him with one strike before escaping with Medusa and Zi Yan.
• Lu Xia and Medusa reached a secluded valley, where Lu Xia revealed that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon and asked Medusa to guard her.
• Lu Xia entered a cave and began refining the Fallen Heart Flame with the help of the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Sea Heart Flame.
• The Strong Ranking Tournament at Jia Nan Academy was interrupted as attendees speculated about the disturbance near the forbidden grounds.

After the Inner Academy incident, Xiao Xun'er sent Uncle Ying to investigate who caused it. Meanwhile, Lu Xia refined Fallen Heart Flame, reached Peak Dou Zong, and transformed his Woeful Poison Body, but his attempt to break through to Dou Venerate failed, leaving him at Half-Step Dou Venerate.

• Inner Academy instructors evacuated the crowd and postponed the Strong Ranking Tournament after an unforeseen incident.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Uncle Ying to investigate what happened in the Inner Academy and identify the culprit.
• Lu Xia finished refining more than half of Fallen Heart Flame's origin and advanced from peak Six-Star Dou Zong to Peak Dou Zong.
• Lu Xia used his three Heavenly Flames to complete the Woeful Poison Body's third transformation and purify his poison power.
• Lu Xia repeatedly struck the Dou Venerate barrier but could not break through, so he began stabilizing his cultivation at Half-Step Dou Venerate.

After emerging from half a month of cultivation, Lu Xia contracted the sleeping Zi Yan with the Heaven-and-Earth Beast-Taming Scripture and remained in the valley with her and Medusa. He later tried to fuse three Heavenly Flames to create Buddha's Fury Lotus, but the flames exploded on contact.

• Lu Xia left the cave and carried Medusa inside, leaving Zi Yan asleep beneath a protective soundproof restriction.
• After a day and a night, Lu Xia emerged with Medusa and used the Heaven-and-Earth Beast-Taming Scripture to contract Zi Yan while she slept.
• Medusa recognized the contract runes that had once bound her, and Lu Xia decided to stay in the valley until Zi Yan awoke.
• Lu Xia brought the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame together to form Buddha's Fury Lotus, but they violently repelled one another and exploded.

Lu Xia mastered Buddha's Fury Lotus after repeated practice and later watched Zi Yan awaken as her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline surged. When Zi Yan woke in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Lu Xia claimed Su Qian had entrusted her to him, and the Beast-Taming Scripture's contract power made her move toward him despite her refusal to accept him as her master.

• Lu Xia repeatedly practiced Buddha's Fury Lotus until he stabilized three Heavenly Flames into a fire lotus.
• Lu Xia told Medusa about his success, then carried her to the cave to celebrate.
• Lu Xia noticed Zi Yan's aura rising as her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline awakened.
• Zi Yan woke in an unfamiliar valley and questioned Lu Xia about who he was and why she was there.
• Lu Xia claimed Su Qian had agreed for Zi Yan to follow him and called himself her master.
• Zi Yan refused to acknowledge Lu Xia, but the contract power caused her body to move toward him.

Lu Xia subdued Zi Yan, sent Medusa back to organize the Snake-People Tribe, and set out for Wu Tian Manor to unite the Northwestern Continent. At Wu Tian Manor, Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to Dou Ling and continued waiting for him.

• Lu Xia used their contract to make Zi Yan accept him as her master.
• Lu Xia told Medusa to unite the Snake-People Tribe and promised to help them claim better territory after he took the Chu Yun Empire, Jia Ma Empire, and Black-Corner Region.
• Medusa agreed to return to the Tagor Desert with Zi Yan while Lu Xia headed alone for Wu Tian Manor.
• Xiao Yi Xian cultivated at Wu Tian Manor under Dugu Mei's care and advanced from Da Dou Shi to Dou Ling over several months.
• Xiao Yi Xian missed Lu Xia, read a medical text in her courtyard, and heard Dugu Mei arrive to visit her.